I am thrilled to reveal my first book, Farewell to Westphalia, coauthored by the great Peter Ludlow. It explores the flaws of the nation states, offering sovereign cyberstates and network states as alternatives. Learn more during DevCon:

"To those who think that all this sounds like science fiction, we point out that yesterday's science fiction is today's fact. The Industrial Revolution has radically altered man's environment and way of life, and it is only to be expected that as technology is increasingly applied to the human body and mind, man himself will be altered as radically as his environment and way of life have been." - Ted Kaczynski

@exiledsurfer

Microsoft says, if you use AI you'll become stupid(er)

@Keycard_ show don't tell, prove it, set one on fire and blast it with xrays

@__tux same here

@peerbase_ I tried Tiktok, but its too obviously a algorithmic dopaminergic slave making machine.

@post_polar_ this is simultaneously funny and depressing

RT @TutaPrivacy: 🚨BREAKING: Google will soon install an app called #AndroidSystemSafetyCore They say it's a "safety measure" to protect yo…

"Cryptography is the ultimate form of non-violent direct action" - Julian Assange

Data is Oil, Privacy is Gold.

RT @Keycard_: What if Keycard was much more than just a card?

RT @Nomos_tech: January was a good start to 2025 for Nomos, with significant progress in protocol specs, research refinements, and infrastr…

Must coordination require control? Or can technology offer a better way?

Ivan M. Jirous saw independent societies as sanctuaries of self-rule, where the ruling power’s voice fades into a distant echo, replaced by a world built on its own terms. As the Westphalian system falls, blockchain tech will empower new voices in the sphere of human governance.

@web3privacy the difference between a user and a developer :) one makes the other

RT @ethnimbus: 🔔Nimbus v25.1.0 is out now! This release is a medium-urgency release with a gas limit increase, along with beacon API and…

The fabric of society is being pulled apart by forces jostling for power on the world stage. -Government institutions -Legacy & social media morphed into propaganda arms -Rampant money printing In 'Farewell to Westphalia', we discuss how blockchain technology can fix it.

RT @fryorcraken: > If the target has push notifications enabled (which it is by default), they don't even have to…